Victims lured on social media and robbed at gunpoint in Gresham

In each incident, the man used Let Go and Facebook Messenger to arrange a meeting with the victims at an apartment building to purchase items from them, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A Chicago police star on a wall at headquarters. — A man used social media to lure victims then robbed them at gunpoint Sept. 9, 2019 and Sept. 13, 2019, in Gresham on the South Side.

Chicago police are warning residents of a man who uses social media platforms to lure victims and rob them at gunpoint.

In each incident, the man used Let Go and Facebook Messenger to arrange a meeting with the victims at an apartment building to purchase items from them, Chicago police said. Once they arrived he flashed a handgun, demanded the items and ran back into building.

The armed robberies happened about 5:12 p.m. Sept. 9 and about 9:15 a.m. Sept. 13 in the 7800 block of South Marshfield Avenue, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Area South detectives at 312-747-8273.

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